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  • 1 Maintain

    v. trans.
    Support with food: P. and V. τρέφειν, P. διατρέφειν (Dem. 419), V. φέρβειν.
    Maintain (an army fleet, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. 7, 48, but rare P.), V. φέρβειν.
    Keep, preserve: P. and V. σώζειν, διασώζειν, περιστέλλειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see also Defend.
    Cling to: P. and V. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).
    Maintain (silence, etc.): P. and V. ἔχειν.
    Keep up (a war, etc.): Ar. and P. ἀνέχειν.
    Maintain ( a feeling): P. and V. ἔχειν, τρέφειν (Plat.), φυλάσσειν.
    Maintain ( a cause), be friendly to it: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.); see Support.
    absol., maintain by argument: P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι, διαμάχεσθαι.
    Maintain one's ground: P. and V. μένειν ( absol), ἀντέχειν (absol.), καρτερεῖν (absol.).
    Maintain oneself, make a living: Ar. and P. ζῆν, P. and V. διαζῆν, P. βιοτεύειν, V. συλλέγειν βίον.
    Hold out: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.

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  • 2 maintain

    [mein'tein]
    1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) συνεχίζω,τηρώ
    2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) συντηρώ,διατηρώ
    3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) συντηρώ
    4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) επιμένω να πιστεύω,υποστηρίζω
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  • 3 maintain

    1) διατείνομαι
    2) διατηρώ
    3) υποστηρίζω

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  • 4 Keep

    v. trans.
    Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.
    Hold: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).
    Protect: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φραυρεῖν, V. ἐκφυλάσσειν, ῥύεσθαι, Ar. and P. τηρεῖν; see Guard.
    Observe, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν, διασώζειν.
    Prevent: P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν; see Prevent.
    Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.
    Support (with food, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. φέρβειν.
    Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).
    Keep (peace, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Keep (a festival, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Keep quiet: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, Ar. and P. ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.
    V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).
    You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).
    Remain: P. and V. μένειν; see Remain.
    Keep well or ill: P. and V. εὖ or κακῶς ἔχειν.
    Keep back, v. trans.: see Hide, Reserve, Cheek.
    Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).
    Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.
    Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.
    Keep from, refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see Refrain.
    Keep in mind: P. and V. σώζειν (or mid.), φυλάσσειν (or mid.); see Remember.
    Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).
    We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.
    Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.
    Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).
    Keep on, v. intrans.: P. and V. καρτερεῖν, P. διατελεῖν.
    Last: P. and V. μένειν, παραμένειν, ἀντέχειν, P. διαμένειν, συμμένειν.
    Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.
    Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.
    Keep out: see keep off.
    Keep out (rain, water or missiles): P. and V. στέγειν (acc.).
    Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
    They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).
    He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.
    Keep under: see keep down.
    Keep up, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διασώζειν; see Maintain.
    Keep up one's spirits: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. εὐθυμεῖν (Eur., Cycl.), θαρσύνειν.
    Keep up ( another's) spirits: see Encourage.
    Keep up (a noise, shouting, etc.): P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.
    Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).
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    subs.
    Maintenance: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σίτησις, ἡ.
    Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.

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  • 5 Hold

    v. trans.
    Have: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).
    Occupy: P. and V. ἔχειν, κατέχειν.
    Contain, keep in: P. and V. στέγειν.
    Have room for: P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.) (Eur., Hipp. 941).
    The city can't hold him ( isn't big enough for him): P. ἡ πόλις αὐτὸν οὐ χωρεῖ (Dem. 579).
    Maintain, preserve: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, σώζειν.
    Stop, check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν.
    Grasp: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see grasp.
    Hold fast: see cling to.
    Be held fast: V. προσέχεσθαι (pass.) (Eur., Med. 1213).
    Consider, deem: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, ἄγειν, V. νέμειν.
    Be held: P. and V. δοκεῖν.
    Hold (a feast, sacrifice, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν, ποιεῖν, τιθέναι.
    Hold a meeting: P. and V. σύλλογον ποιεῖν (or mid.).
    Hold an office: Ar. and P. ἄρχειν ἀρχήν, or ἄρχειν alone.
    Hold one's peace: P. and V. σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν; see keep silence, under Silence.
    V. intrans. Remain firm: P. and V. μένειν.
    All that they put upon their shoulders held there without fastenings: V. ὅποσα δʼ ἐπʼ ὤμοις ἔθεσαν οὐ δεσμῶν ὕπο προσείχετο (Eur., Bacch. 755).
    Maintain an opinion: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, οἴεσθαι, P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι.
    Hold good: P. and V. μένειν, ἐμμένειν.
    Hold back: see Restrain.
    Hold by, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
    Hold down. — They held me down by the hair: V. κόμης κατεῖχον (Eur., Hec. 1166).
    Hold forth: see Offer.
    Make a speech: Ar. and P. δημηγορεῖν.
    Hold out, stretch forth: P. and V. προτείνειν (acc.), ἐκτείνειν (acc.), ὀρέγειν (Plat.).
    Hold out (hopes, etc.): P. and V. ὑποτείνειν (acc.), P. παριστάναι (acc.).
    Hold out ( as a threat): P. ἀνατείνεσθαι.
    Hold out ( as an excuse): P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319.), V. προτείνειν, P. προφασίζεσθαι.
    Hold out, not to yield: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, καρτερεῖν, ὑφίστασθαι.
    Last: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, Ar. and P. ἀνταρκεῖν, P. διαρκεῖν.
    Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), ὑφίστασθαι (acc.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).
    Hold over: Ar. ὑπερέχειν (τί τινος).
    As threat: P. ἀνατείνεσθαί (τί τινι).
    Hold together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν; v. intrans.: P. συμμένειν.
    For a little while the alliance held together: P. ὀλίγον μὲν χρόνον συνέμεινεν ἡ ὁμαιχμία (Thuc. 1, 18)
    Hold up: P. and V. ἀνέχειν, Ar. and P. ἀνατείνειν (Xen.); see Lift.
    Hold up ( as example): P. παράδειγμα ποιεῖσθαι (acc.).
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    interj.
    Stop: P. and V. ἐπίσχες, παῦε, Ar. and P. ἔχε, V. ἴσχε, σχές, παῦσαι (all 2nd pers. sing. of the imperative).
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    subs.
    Thing to hold by: P. ἀντιλαβή, ἡ.
    Get a hold or grip: P. ἀντιλαβὴν ἔχειν.
    Support: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό (Plat.).
    met., handle: ἀντιλαβή, ἡ, P. and V. λαβή, ἡ; see Handle, Influence.
    Custody: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ.
    Lay hold of: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see Grasp.
    Hold ( of a ship): Ar. and V. ἀντλία, ἡ, P. ναῦς κοίλη (Dem. 883).

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  • 6 Sustain

    v. trans.
    Lean, rest: P. and V. ἐρείδειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see Support.
    Maintain, feed: P. and V. τρέφειν, P. διατρέφειν; see Maintain.
    Keep, preserve: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν; see Preserve.
    Come to the help of: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.).
    Endure: P. and V. ἀνέχεσθαι, φέρειν; see Endure.
    Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).
    Sustain a loss: P. and V. ζημιοῦσθαι, P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.

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  • 7 contend

    [kən'tend]
    1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) μάχομαι
    2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) ισχυρίζομαι
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    - contention
    - contentious

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  • 8 supremacy

    [su'preməsi]
    noun (the state of being the greatest or most powerful: How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?) υπεροχή, κυριαρχία

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  • 9 uphold

    past tense, past participle - upheld; verb
    1) (to support (a person's action): His family upholds (him in) his present action.) υποστηρίζω
    2) (to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc): The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.) επικυρώνω
    3) (to maintain (eg a custom): The old traditions are still upheld in this village.) (δια)τηρώ

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  • 10 Breed

    v. trans.
    P. and V. γεννᾶν, τίκτειν, φύειν (rare P.), φυτεύειν (rare P.), V. γείνασθαι (aor. of γείνεσθαι) (also Xen. but rare P.), V. ἐκφύειν; see Beget.
    Of the earth: P. and V. ἀνιέναι.
    Bring forth: P. and V. γεννᾶν, τίκτειν; see Bear.
    Breed ( produce in a person): P. and V. ἐντίκτειν (τινί τι), ἐντιθέναι (τινί τι), ἐμβάλλειν (τινί τι), V. ἐνιέναι (τινί τι), ἐνορνύναι (τινί τι), P. ἐμποιεῖν (τινί τι).
    Keep, maintain (animals, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν.
    Breed horses: P. ἱπποτροφεῖν (absol.).
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    subs.
    Descent: P. and V. γένος, τό, V. γέννημα, τό.
    Rearing: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ.
    Something reared: P. and V. θρέμμα, τά (Plat.).

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  • 11 Mercenary

    adj.
    Hired for wages: Ar. and P. μισθωτός.
    Venal: Ar. and P. δωροδόκος.
    Grasping: P. and V. φιλάργυρος, αἰσχροκερδής.
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    subs.
    Hireling: use adj., Ar. and P. μισθωτός, μισθοφόρος.
    Mercenary troops: P. ξένοι, οἱ, μισθοφόροι, οἱ, ἐπίκουροι, οἱ.
    Of mercenaries, adj.: Ar. and P. ξενικός, P. ἐπικουρικός.
    Maintain mercenaries, v.:P. ξενοτροφεῖν (absol.).
    Raise mercenaries: P. ξενολογεῖν (absol.).

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  • 12 Preserve

    v. trans.
    P. and V. σώζειν, διασώζειν, ἐκσώζειν, ἀποσώζειν (Plat.), P. περιποιεῖν; see Save.
    Guard: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν, V. ἐκφυλάσσειν, ῥύεσθαι.
    Defend ( as a tutelary deity): P. and V. ἔχειν (acc.) (Dem. 274); see under Guard.
    Keep, maintain, met.; P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.
    Preserve (silence, etc.): P. and V. ἔχειν.
    Preserve (meat, etc.): P. ταριχεύειν.
    Store up: Ar. and P. κατατίθεσθαι.

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  • 13 Shift

    subs.
    Artifice: P. and V. ἀπατή, ἡ, δόλος, ὁ (rare P.), σόφισμα, τό. μηχάνημα, τό; see Artifice, Device.
    Shifts, evasions: P. and V. στροφαί, αἱ, P. διαδύσεις, αἱ, ἐκδύσεις, αἱ.
    Relay—Apportioning ( the work) in shifts: P. διηρημένοι κατʼ ἀναπαύλας (Thuc. 2, 75); see Relief.
    Undergarment: use Ar. χιτώνιον, τό, Ar. and P. χιτωνίσκος, ὁ.
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    v. trans.
    Move: P. and V. κινεῖν.
    Transfer: P. and V. μεταστρέφειν, μεθιστάναι, μεταφέρειν, V. μεταίρειν, P. περιιστάναι; see Transfer.
    Move to another place: Ar. and P. μεταβιβάζειν.
    Shift the blame on to: P. and V. αἰτίαν ἀναφέρειν εἰς (acc.).
    Thinking that the guilt, which had been due to their sin before, had been shifted again to the Athenians; P. νομίσαντες τὸ παρανόμημα ὅπερ καὶ σφίσι πρότερον ἡμάρτητο αὖθις εἰς τοὺς Ἀθηναίους... περιεστάναι (Thuc. 7, I8).
    Change: P. and V. μεταβάλλειν; see Change.
    V. intrans. Change: P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, μεθίστασθαι, μεταπίπτειν, P. περιίστασθαι; see Change.
    Change places: P. μετακεῖσθαι.
    Shift one's quarters: P. μετανίστασθαι, P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, V. μετοικεῖν; see Move.
    At sea: P. μεθορμίζεσθαι.
    Maintain oneself: P. βιοτεύειν, P. and V. διαζῆν; see make a living, under Living.
    Shift about: P. and V. στρέφεσθαι.
    Shift one's ground: P. μεταβαίνειν (Plat.).

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  • 14 Stand

    subs.
    Position, station: P. and V. στάσις, ἡ.
    Post: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
    Make a stand, remain at one's post: P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.
    Take one's stand with, side with: P. and V. ἵστασθαι μετά (gen.); see Side.
    Take one's stand on: met., P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι (dat.).
    Halt: P. ἐπίσχεσις, ἡ; see Halt.
    Base: P. and V. βάσις, ἡ (Plat.); see Base.
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    v. trans.
    Set up: P. and V. ἱστάναι; see also Lean.
    Set upright: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν (rare P.).
    Post: P. and V. τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.
    Endure: P. and V. φέρειν, ἀνέχεσθαι, ὑπέχειν, ὑφίστασθαι, P. ὑπομένειν; see Endure.
    V. intrans. P. and V. ἵστασθαι.
    Stand upright: P. and V. ὀρθοῦσθαι (rare P.).
    Be situated: P. and V. κεῖσθαι.
    Be in a certain state: P. and V. ἔχειν.
    The matter stands thus: P. and V. ἔχει οὕτως.
    Halt: P. and V. ἵστασθαι; see also Stop.
    Maintain one's ground: P. and V. μένειν, ὑφίστασθαι, P. ὑπομένειν.
    Hold good: P. and V. μένειν, ἐμμένειν.
    Be valid: P. and V. κύριος εἶναι.
    Stand still: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.
    Stand against, oppose: P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντιτείνειν (dat.); see Oppose.
    Stand aside: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἐξίστασθαι.
    Stand by: P. and V. παρίστασθαι, παρεῖναι, V. παραστατεῖν; see also Help.
    Stand by ( to help): V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.).
    Abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
    Stand near: P. and V. παρίστασθαι (dat.), ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προσίστασθαι (dat.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. παραστατεῖν (dat.).
    Standing by, adv.: V. παρασταδόν.
    Stand by and see a person injured: use Ar. and P. περιορᾶν τινὰ ἀδικούμενον.
    Stand off: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι.
    Stand on, stand on one's defence: P. and V. ἀμύνεσθαι.
    In case at law: Ar. and P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι.
    Stand on ceremony: P. and V. σεμνύνεσθαι.
    Stand on end: P. ὀρθὸς ἵστασθαι (Plat.), V. ὄρθιος ἑστηκέναι.
    Stand one's ground: P. and V. μένειν, ὑφίστασθαι, P. κατὰ χώραν μένειν, ὑπομένειν.
    Stand out, be conspicious: P. and V. φανερὸς εἶναι.
    Project: P. and V. προὔχειν, Ar. and P. ἐξέχειν, P. ἀνέχειν.
    Stand over: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.).
    Be reserved: P. ἀποκεῖσθαι.
    Let stand over: P. and V. ἐᾶν (acc.); see Defer.
    Stand round: P. and V. περιίστασθαι (Eur., Bacch. 1106), V. ἀμφίστασθαι.
    Standing round, adj.: P. and V. περισταδόν.
    Stand to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.), P. μένειν ἐπί (dat.).
    It stands to reason: P. and V. εὔλογόν ἐστι, εἰκός (ἐστι).
    Stand up: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι; see Rise.
    Stand up for: see Defend.
    Stand upon: see stand on.

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  • 15 Status

    subs.
    P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
    Undergo a trial concerning one's civil status: P. περὶ σοῦ σώματος ἀγωνίζεσθαι.
    Loss of civil status: P. and V. ἀτιμία, ἡ.
    Deprived of civil status, adj.: Ar. and P. ἄτιμος.
    Deprive of civil status, v.: Ar. and P. ἀτιμοῦν.
    He is not one to maintain the status quo in respect of his conquests: P. οὐκ οἷός ἐστιν ἔχων ἃ κατέστραπται μένειν ἐπὶ τούτων (Dem. 42).

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  • 16 Support

    v. trans.
    Lean, rest: P. and V. ἐρείδειν (Plat. but rare P.); see Lean.
    Support oneself on: Ar. and P. ἐπερείδεσθαι (dat.), P. ἀπερείδεσθαι (dat.).
    Supporting your figure on a staff: Ar. διερεισαμένη τὸ σχῆμα τῇ βακτηρίᾳ (Eccl. 150).
    met., maintain, feed: P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. 7, 48, but rare P.), V. φέρβειν, P. διατρέφειν (Dem. 419).
    Support oneself, make a living: Ar. and P. ζῆν, P. and V. διαζῆν, P. βιοτεύειν, V. συλλέγειν βίον.
    Hold out: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.
    Preserve: P. and V. σώζειν, διασώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see Defend.
    Reinforce: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.); see Reinforce.
    Help: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.); see help.
    Endure: P. and V. ἀνέχεσθαι, φέρειν; see Endure.
    Substantiate: P. βεβαιοῦν.
    Support in the courts or council chamber ( a person or course of action): P. συναγορεύειν (acc. or dat.), P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), ὑπερδικεῖν (gen.) (Plat.).
    Support a person as advocate: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), συνδικεῖν (dat.), P. συνειπεῖν (dat.).
    Did you support those in favour of death or did you oppose? P. πότερον συνηγόρευες τοῖς κελεύουσιν ἀποκτεῖναι ἢ ἀντέλεγες; (Lys. 122).
    Support the policy of the state: P. τοῖς κοινῇ δόξασι βοηθεῖν.
    Side with ( a party or person): P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.).
    Stand by: see Aid.
    Support the Lacedaemonians: P. τὰ Λακεδαιμονίων φρονεῖν (Thuc. 5, 84), or use P. Λακωνίζειν.
    I support your cause V. εὖ φρονῶ τὰ σά (Soph., Aj. 491).
    Support the Athenians: P. Ἀττικίζειν.
    Support the Persians: P. Μηδίζειν.
    The party among the Athenians who supported them: P. οἱ αὐτοῖς τῶν Ἀθηναίων συμπράσσοντες (Thuc. 3, 36).
    ——————
    subs.
    Prop: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό (Plat.).
    Pillar: V. στῦλος, ὁ; see Pillar.
    The steps of an old man are wont to wait upon the support of another's hand: V. ποὺς... πρεσβύτου φιλεῖ χειρὸς θυραίας ἀναμένειν κουφίσματα (Eur., Phoen. 847).
    met., of a person: V. ἔρεισμα, τό, στῦλος, ὁ; see Bulwark.
    Sustenance: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ, βίος, ὁ, Ar. and V. βίοτος, ὁ.
    Help: P. βοήθεια, ἡ.
    Advocacy: P. συνηγορία, ἡ.
    In support of: use prep., P. and V. ὑπέρ (gen.).
    Preservation: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ, σωτηρία, ἡ.
    Confirmation: P. βεβαίωσις, ἡ.
    Favour, good-will: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ.
    Support of the Athenians: P. Ἀττικισμός, ὁ.
    Support of the Persians: P. Μηδισμός, ὁ.
    Support of the Lacedaemonians: P. Λακωνισμός, ὁ (Xen.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Support

  • 17 Upbear

    v. trans.
    P. and V. αἴρειν; see Lift, Maintain.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Upbear

  • 18 Uphold

    v. trans.
    Hold up: P. and V. ἀνέχειν.
    Lift: P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἀνάγειν.
    Maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, διασώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see Defend.
    Cling to: P. and V. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Uphold

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